The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-14
House Committee on Elections Sc.
lected by that Body.
This Being Done an Adjournment
is Taken Until Friday.
Mr.. Faulkner, of West Virginia,
Gets His Seat In the Senate.
A Large Number OF Petitions and Biila
Introduced in the Senate--Cul-
lom Presents Postal
Telegraph Bill.


number OF executive communications
were hid before the House by the Speaker
and appropriately referred, and then, at
1910 o'clock, the House took a recess UNI
Ill o'clock.
After the recess, Speaker Carlisle having
called Mr. Mills, of Texas, 10 the chair,
Mr., Cannon, OF Illinois, offered u resou.
ton declaring that the following named
gentlemen shall constitute the committee
on elections: Messrs. Crisp, chairman;
O'Fmrcll, Cultivate, Barry, Maish,
Heard, Johnson, of North Carolina;
o'Neil, OF Indiana; Moore, RoNcll, lIouk,
Cooper, Lyman, johnson of Indiana, and
Lodge.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The speaker, having resumed the chair,
directed all papers in the various con-
tested election eases Ia he referred to the
committee Just elected, aud then tho
House, at l:lO O'Clock, adjourned until
Friday.
TuE SENATE.
After the presentation OF u larsc number
of petitions, Mr. Morrill,, from the commit
tee on finance, reported back the senate
hill 10 credit and pay 10 the several states
and rcuitoros, and to the District oi Co
lumbia, all moncys collected under the di-
rect lax act ol the 10th OF August, 1861.
Calendar.
Mr. Ingalls, introduced bills tn remove
the Limitation in the payment of arrears Of
pensions and granting arrears la certain
eases Ia those pcnsioncd by special acts Of
Congress,
Other billswcrc introduced, among them
the following.
by Mr. sherman For the preservation
Of the woods and forests adjacent 10 the
sources Of naVigable rivers and their aillu-
cnts
By Mr.. lloar Constitutional amend.
mcnl for the extension OF the CungrcssiOn-
al term iill the last Tuesday IN Apul.
Ey Mr.. tullum: To amend ihC inter-
| state commerce act. Also, Tor the os,ub.
| liAhmcut and operation ui u United States
postal telegraph. Also, to cpualue the
rilos OF pensions in certain eases. Also.
! Ia extend Tho pension laws 10 steam boat
men aud Others acting under the uplCr of
the United States officers.
Nv Mr.. Jones, of Arkansas Opening
the great Sioux reservation Ia Nebraska 10
settlement
by Mr. Frye: To promote the political
progress and commercial prosperity oi tl.e
American nation.
by Mr. Cray 10 establish court Of
appeals
Mr. Plalt Offered q resolution tp amend
the rules ~ that hereafter the Senate shall
consider aud act upon treaties aud cNccu-
tive nominations in open session, except
when otherwise ordered. Referred ca tho
committee on rules
On motion Of Mr. Cockrcll tie s,lcct
committee II last Cungr.ss on methods in
the executive departments was continued,
with leave Ia UpUrt ut amy time prior 10
January -
NJ Dolph called mp the bill ,ntrliu,cd
hy him Yesterday to provide iur lur,ihca-
tiuus and other .,ncoast drl,urr- On his
motion Il Wa informed a. the committee On
coasi line dricnsr-.
The senate adjourned until tomorrow.
SENATOR T,uiENrg SEATED.
The senate committee ou privileges and
election, devoted several hDurs today to
consideration oi the West Virginia con-
tested election rla". Both a., contestants
addressed thp committee aud both sub
mittcl printed briefs Them b. 40 dis
agreement as Ia the facts The burden Of
Mr. Lucas argument b. embedded Doe tho
follow ing from hi, brcE I'll the spccial
session had power tp elect, then it IL
chosen Mr. Faulkner. aud hc j. entitled TO
hr sworn In; but II u Ind no such
power. then thcrr WgH no vacancy. and
Nv action iH ulim wins and Intellectual,
either tu elect Judro Faulkner ur To- tenn.
nalc the title Of the incumbent. Mr.. Luz
eos, Who D. the appoinicc Ut the Governor,
D.. IN ihat event, entitled 10 bc sworn IN ~
senator until ihc next meeting at the Leg
stature in 1851. The Legislature ~ a STATE
has power to make all laws not prohibited
by the constitution vt the state 90 that II
The United States rut this special session
b. restricted Ia OcHaiu business selected BY
the executive b. meet an emergency" Mr..
Lucas quotes the provision ~ the State
constitution which declares that the Legis-
niurc, when convened IN special session,
shall rnIcr upon no business except that
stated iu the proclamation by which IL was
called together Mr. Lucas arvucd that
the election could not be- made, under tho
denomination business ~ used ia tho
constitution. anu submitted Judicial upin-
ions from West Virginia authorities on tho
subject.
Mr. Fuulkncr contondcd that the cleo
ton oi senator WIS not comprheuded in
the term business ~ used In the State
constitution, aud aycrrcd that vast ma
jurity Of the judiciary and bar Of West
Virginia was 0l his way oi thinking. lie
declared that every question now hcioro
the Senate committee hal been raised be-
fore the legislature, aud decided In n way
favorable 10 bis claim. The decision "
the Legislature, be- admitted, was not bind
ing upon the committee, but u should, no
argued, have o persuasive influence. Ho
said that II the power 10 elect senator's
were conferred hy the state constitution,
then his election WAS irregular. bat IL tho
power u derived from the federal consii-
tuition, ~ he claimed, then The act Of tho
Legislature was regular aud bis election
VAS legal.
The committee discussed tho matter for
an hour aud determined unanimously 10
rrpoi IN favor Of MI FauIhcr's title To
The vacant scat.